bobbyw24
10-13-2009, 05:33 AM
WASHINGTON -- South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, flush with almost $3 million in his campaign coffers, announced Monday that he'll seek a second term.
DeMint's opposition to immigration reforms, strident criticism of government spending and attacks on President Barack Obama have transformed him from a little-known congressman into a national conservative leader.
DeMint announced his re-election bid in an email to supporters and a five-minute video on his campaign Web site.
In his video, DeMint ticks off the battles that have made him a rising figure among Republican activists across the country.
"I led the fight to stop illegal immigration and wasteful, pork-barrel earmarks," DeMint said in the video. "I fought against the moratorium on (oil and gas) exploration and
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/77048.html
DeMint's opposition to immigration reforms, strident criticism of government spending and attacks on President Barack Obama have transformed him from a little-known congressman into a national conservative leader.
DeMint announced his re-election bid in an email to supporters and a five-minute video on his campaign Web site.
In his video, DeMint ticks off the battles that have made him a rising figure among Republican activists across the country.
"I led the fight to stop illegal immigration and wasteful, pork-barrel earmarks," DeMint said in the video. "I fought against the moratorium on (oil and gas) exploration and
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/254/story/77048.html